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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine clematitis
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine clematitis
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Cardamine clematitis
SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)
Cardamine clematitis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-007:
Cardamine clematitis FAMILY Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cardamine clematitis
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Bittercress, Clematis-leaved Bittercress
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cacl2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm060429_095
April Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
Leaves 3(-5) foliolate, lower leaves green beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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April Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm060429_100
April Macon County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District
Found at high elevations (1200m & above), per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine clematitis
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine clematitis
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cardamine clematitis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)
Cardamine clematitis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-007:
Cardamine clematitis
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cardamine clematitis
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Shaded brookbanks, rock outcrops with seepage, at high elevations (1200m and above), per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Stem leaves pinnately divided: 3(5) leaflets
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Silique
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p095
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p137
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p060
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